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Some Shut Down for Good

A closed ski lift in Le Revard, near Aix-les-Bains, in the French Alps.
A closed ski lift in Le Revard, near Aix-les-Bains, in the French Alps. Photo: Laurent Cipriani (AP)

Some areas have even seen the industry shut down for good: In November of last year, the village of Saint-Firmin in the French Alps demolished its ski lift because there hadn’t been enough snow for it to run for 15 years.

“Global warming happened, and that’s what changed our view of this site,” resident Didier Beauzon told CNN.